selenium
Definition from Wiktionary, the free dictionary
See also: sélénium
Contents
English[edit]
| Chemical element | |
|---|---|
| Se | Previous: arsenic (As) |
| Next: bromine (Br) | |
Etymology[edit]
A New Latin word derived by Swedish chemist Berzelius in 1818, from Ancient Greek Σελήνη (selēnē, "moon").[1]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
selenium (uncountable)
- A nonmetallic chemical element (symbol Se) with an atomic number of 34.
Derived terms[edit]
Derived terms
Translations[edit]
chemical element
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References[edit]
- ^ Chambers Dictionary of Etymology, Robert K. Barnhart (ed.), Chambers, 1988
See also[edit]
Afrikaans[edit]
| Chemical element | |
|---|---|
| Se | Previous: arseen (As) |
| Next: broom (Br) | |
Noun[edit]
selenium (uncountable)
Dutch[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
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Audio (file)
Hyphenation: se‧le‧ni‧um
Noun[edit]
selenium n (uncountable)
Synonyms[edit]
Latin[edit]
Noun[edit]
selēnium n (genitive selēniī); second declension
Inflection[edit]
Second declension neuter.
| Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | selēnium | selēnia |
| genitive | selēniī | selēniōrum |
| dative | selēniō | selēniīs |
| accusative | selēnium | selēnia |
| ablative | selēniō | selēniīs |
| vocative | selēnium | selēnia |
Malay[edit]
| Chemical element | |
|---|---|
| Se | Previous: arsenik (As) |
| Next: bromin (Br) | |
Etymology[edit]
From English selenium, from New Latin, from Ancient Greek Σελήνη (selēnē).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
selenium
- selenium (chemical element)
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- en:Chemical elements
- English terms derived from New Latin
- English terms derived from Ancient Greek
- English nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- af:Chemical elements
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- Dutch nouns
- Dutch uncountable nouns
- nl:Chemical elements
- Latin nouns
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- la:Chemical elements
- ms:Chemical elements
- Malay terms derived from English
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